Abner snow



A. SNOW.

GATE.

(No Model.)

No. 431,409. Patented July 1, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABNER SNOW, OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,409, dated July 1, 1890.

Application filed January l0 1890. Serial No. 336,489. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'l, ABNER SNOW, a resident of Round Rock, in the county of WVilliamson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,-

which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates.

The object is to produce a gate which shall be of such construction as will prevent the post to which it is hung from being drawn out of line by its weight, which may be opened to any desired distance and kept there without the assistance of any intricate mechanism for that purpose, and which will automatically lock itself when closed; furthermore, the" object is to produce a simple and efficient gate.

Vith these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a gate, as will be hereinafter fully described in the specification,illustrated in the drawings, and pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated one form of device embodying my invention, although the same may be carried into effect in other ways without departing from the spirit of the same, and in these drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective View of the gate open, showing the front portion raised from OK the ground. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, showing thegate closed; and Fig.

3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 00 0c of Fig. 2, showing the grooved post for holding the gate in place and the two arms pivoted at its lower ends to prevent the gate from swingingin too far.

Referring to the drawings, Adesignates the upright on which the gate B is hung. This gate is constructed of two end pieces 12 and b, in which are pivotally mounted the cross-rails O by means of bolts or rivets c.

To the lower end of the upright 19, and on each side of the same, are secured two arms D, extending obliquelyacross the rails of the gate and connecting at the point d with two other arms (1 the said arms being rigidly secured to the gate by means of bolts or screws. \Vithin these arms at their point of juncture is pivoted a lever E, one end 6 extending out to the front upright 17 and the other end 6 extending back to a point near the upright 11.

At a pointin the end 6' is formed an opening 6 through which passes a bar or wire F, one branch passing on each side of the gate and terminating in an opening 0' in the bottom rail of the gate.

G designates a post, in the center of which is formed a groove 9, in which the upright 19 fits when the gate is closed, the lower portion of the said post being provided with two arms g, the upper portion of which is cut off to form rounded shoulders 9 against which the lower portion of the upright b strikes when the gate is closed. hen it is desired to open the gate, it is only necessary to pull down the lever E, and as the rails are pivoted within the uprights they will be caused to assuinea position shown in Fig. l, by means of which it is allowed to swing out of contact with the groove 9 in the post, and also to escape the arms g, pivoted to the lower portion of the same. As the gate swings out as far as desired, and when the lever is released, the upright I) will rest upon the ground, thereby removing all strain from the post A. If it should be desired to elevate the upright from the ground, the lever E may be passed under a projection 19 on the upright 11. When the gate is to be closed, the lever E is again pulled down and the gate is pushed to over the arms at the bottom portion; but when the lever E is engaging the projection b on the upright 19 the gate may be locked in place by simply pushing it to. The elongated portion b of the upright of the post 9 striking against the lever will throw it out of contact with the projection and allow the gate to drop in place in the groove g, thus holding it securely in place. When the gate is closed, the upright l9 rests upon a block H, which removes all strain from the post or standard A. It will be seen that by this construction the gate may be opened or closed with but very little effort, and that by means of the arms g, when the gate is pushed to, it will be prevented from closing in too far.

Having thus fully described my invention, the block H for supporting one end of the What I claim as new, and desire to secure by gate, and the projection b on upright b, sub- Letters Patent, isstantially as described.

In a gate, the combination, with the cross- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 5 rails O, pivoted to the uprights b b, the arms my own I have hereunto affixed my signature 15 D d and the bar F, secured to the pivoted in presence of two witnesses.

lever and to the bottom rail of the gate, of ABNER SNOW. the post G, having groove g, the pivoted arms WVitnesses: g, having rounded shoulders 9 secured to CLAUDE S. SNOW,

10 the lower part of post G on each side thereof, W. D. HERRIOK. 

